Armenia seizes, destroys 9.7 tons of Nestlé infant formula over toxin concerns

Armenian food safety authorities have seized and destroyed 9,700 kilograms of Nestlé NAN infant formula products amid concerns over possible hazardous toxins in the batch.

The Food Safety Inspection Agency said the reason for the seizure was laboratory analysis results received from Russia indicating the possible presence of hazardous toxins in the dry, instant milk-based and fermented milk infant formula products. It did not elaborate. 

Pursuant to safety protocols, the authorities seized the batch imported into Armenia and destroyed it.